When planning for the care of the hospitalized child with a long-term illness, the best pattern to use for staffing of nurses would be
A) primary or case-management nursing.
B) a private-duty nurse around the clock.
C) daily rotation of nurses to increase stimulation.
D) the use of nurses only to relieve the parents for meals or short breaks.
A
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